by Uncustomary | Feb 5, 2016 | Self-Love
What Is Mindfulness? Mindfulness was originally instilled in Buddhism practices, and in the late 70’s, Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn founded Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, bringing the concepts to the western world. He has been instrumental in bringing mindfulness...
by Uncustomary | Jan 31, 2016 | Self-Love
Self love is vastly important for any person in any walk of life. If you want to develop as a person, you have to start with self love first. Self love is the foundation for everything beautiful in life, including meaningful (and healthy) relationships, having a...
by Uncustomary | Jan 28, 2016 | Self-Love
[trigger warning: mental illness, self harm, suicide, eating disorder] When I was fifteen I wasn’t happy. I had finally found a close-knit group of friends I loved very much, but I was also immensely unhappy and full of self loathing. My mom had given me some of her...
by Uncustomary | Jan 26, 2016 | Self-Love
Happiness is the American dream, but it’s also a worldwide goal. At their core, almost everyone desires to be a happy person. Unfortunately, as many people want to live a genuinely happy life, they have no idea how to go about getting one or they make a lot of...
by Uncustomary | Jan 20, 2016 | Self-Love
My very first book, the thing I’ve had at the top of my Bucket List for years, the thing I neglected my friends for months for, the thing I’m passionate and proud of, the thing that makes me a legitimate published author… that thing? IT’S...
by Uncustomary | Jan 19, 2016 | Self-Love
When we’re talking about how to become happier people we see article after article, including ones on my site, that recommend you “stop hanging out with negative people”. Recently, I received an e-mail criticizing this advice and I realized this...